Far more reliable than the World Wide Web, especially for research projects, are the following resources. The first two are, more or less, enhanced versions of print encyclopaedias, well worth a look. The rest of these links lead you to online databases of various sorts, which you may find indispensible to your research.
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The username and password for this service is on informative displays by the computers out in the library reading room. It is listed as bigchalk.
After logging in here, you will have access to the following resources:
eLibrary Curriculum Edition
Our newest education solution meets a growing range of research and curricular demands. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,000 full-text and multimedia sources, and can access History Study Center and ProQuest Learning: Literature.
History Study Center
Offers invaluable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient to modern, old world to new world. Available as a standalone resource, or integrated into eLibrary Curriculum Edition.
ProQuest Learning: Literature
A comprehensive resource including 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text literature journals; full-text literary works; and other key criticism and reference sources. |
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A wonderful website with all manner of research tools and resources, including an atlas, periodical features, and even imaginary ancient websites; all this on top of the online encyclopedia. |
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SIRS provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics from SIRS highly-acclaimed reference databases--SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance via one graphical interface. |
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The award-winning The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. . . . The CQ Researcher web site offers online access to issues dating back to October 25, 1991. |
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The username and password for this service is on informative displays by the computers out in the library reading room.
Unfortunately, the magazine The World & I is no longer in print with their June 2004 issue being the last one. The World & I was a magazine with wonderful articles covering a wide variety of topics including Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, and the Arts.
Fortunately, however they have moved to an online format. They still have monthly issues, as well as a host of special areas and features; among them a browsable (and searchable) archive of all their previous issues, both paper and digital. |
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INSPIRE offers electronic magazines, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents for your information needs. Research current events, science, business, health, notable people, hobbies, and much more from your library, school, home or office. |
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